Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.0° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.4
NE
9
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
12
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
33
40
41
27
34
19
21
36
84
74
68
43
81
81
88
103
103
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:15PM1.67m
2:29AM1.64m
3:18PM1.66m
3:32AM1.59m
4:21PM1.67m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.33m
8:40AM0.22m
9:25PM0.34m
9:42AM0.25m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
11
9
9
8
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
6
4
5
4
7
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
12
12
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